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[A soul by man forsaken]

Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. —xvi. 32.

A soul by man forsaken
May hang upon Thy cross,
For Thou hast undertaken
The friendless sinner's cause;
His comfort in affliction
That Thou regard'st Thine own,
And through Thy dereliction
He dwells with God alone.
My Lord by all deserted
Remembers the forlorn,
Binds up the broken-hearted,
And blesses those that mourn:

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And if in my temptation
Thou dost my soul attend,
I'll bear the tribulation
Which but with life shall end.